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• Meta bets on Reels on its Facebook Watch hub
• Will the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike ignite a creative surge online?

  As of May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America is officially on strike. Will this work stoppage produce another 'Dr. Horrible'?

  
• Snapchat is bringing ads to its short-form Spotlight format

  At its 2023 NewFronts presentation, Snapchat unveiled several new ad formats, including one that will arrive on its Spotlight format.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/30/2023

  A channel called DaFuq!?Boom! lives up to its name. Its weird toilet-themed videos are running up the U.S. Top 50 thanks to YouTube Shorts.

  
• TikTok puts a spotlight on its #APIFamily of Asian and Pacific Islander creators
• Facebook Watch sunsets originals as Meta’s Head of Development and Programming departs
• Podcasts are now live on YouTube Music — and background listening is available for free
• YouTube’s monthly newsletter invites readers to ‘Try A Trend’
• Team Whistle assembles short-form squad to publish original content on Reels, Shorts, and TikTok
• With Sunday Ticket on the horizon, YouTube is going deep at the NFL Draft
• MrBeast’s Feastables brand launches Karl Jacobs gummies that are out of this world
• YouTube contractors in Texas have officially voted to unionize. Will Google recognize them?